Cool or Not Cool: Bringing a Couch on the Subway

Photo via GothamistAs a general rule, I consider few subway faux pas more egregious than using it to move furniture. Which is exactly what Bed-Stuy resident, Ty, did on a Saturday with the help of an enabling friend. Ty bought herself a $30 couch at a Gowanus prop store and, unable to afford any reasonable mode of transportation, hopped on the G train at 4th Avenue.

"We had to get it through the emergency door, and then carry it up two flights of stairs. Which was brutal," Ty told Gothamist. Even a curmudgeon such as myself can’t help but appreciate the chutzpah of carrying a three person couch to the highest point in the entire NYC subway system. When she arrived at her final destination--now, deep under the bowels of Bed-Stuy--Ty and her friend relied on the kindness of strangers to get it back above ground. “[P]retty much everyone on the train helped us,” she said.

Considering that Ty actually found a good use for G train on a Saturday afternoon, and that there are never enough passengers to fill half a subway car on that train, I’m willing to deviate from my general rule. In my opinion, this specific case of bringing a couch on the subway is pretty cool. But don’t push your luck and try it again, kid.

 What do you guys think: cool or uncool?